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In response to the physical and health
distancing guidelines of the COVID
19 pandemic, the Women's Voices
Now team revamped their summer
program Girls Voices Now. The typical
in-person filmmaking summer camp
was redesigned to be delivered using
online engagement tools.
For three weeks, participants connected
virtually five days a week for four hours
each day, to learn skills that allowed
them to shoot short-films using their
mobile devices, hear from industry
leaders, collaborate with their peers,
and receive one-on-one feedback from
their mentors.
To acknowledge the lack of physical
social interaction and support with
combating video conferencing
fatigue, health and well-being
sessions were incorporated as a part
of the curriculum. These sessions
and workshops provided a space for
everyone to pritozie their mental and
health well-being and helped with
forming close friendships and bonds
among participants and instructors,
which resulted in everyone feeling
less isolated.
Women's Voices Now (Los Angeles, California, USA)
